Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-24
Grand Celebration Of the Centen.
NAL Anniversary
or tho Signing OF the Constitution n, p,o
united states-The Grande-t MIL.
tary Parade OF Modern
Times.
DETAILS OF TIM pporrrr,v,,

OF people were given an opportunity TO
witness inc display taaa that allowed by
thursday pageant which was confined
"hoily 10 Broad stree. The same display
OF hags ana bunting Which marked the
nrst DAY OF the celebration was to be seen.
An OF INC thoroughiarcs, through which
'ue paraue passed, were roped off, and
STRONG lorce oil police was stationed along
lhe Inc OF march.
Inc escort OF President Cleveland the
FIRST City Troop OF cavalry, under Captain
orubo reached the Lafayette Hotel long
before hlhc O'CLOCK yesterday morning and
SHORTY hlterWard the committee Of the
Ionllllerclal EXCHANGE drove up in car.
ru'ges ana PAID thel4 respects to the Presi-
deht. Cha'rman Thomas NJ Thompson
ana b. n Jamlson were already there, and
IN lew minutes Mr.. Cleveland was ready
lor ms irst puOllc duty oil the day-the re-
ceptioh at INC Commercial Exchange, The
my troop cleared passage for the party,
ana Mr. cleveland, leaning on the arms Of
Messrs. thompson and Jamison, entered
the carriage waiting .or them, The nom
oers or inc committee followed, and the
Whole party went gathering down Chestnut
street
At the custom house tho insnoctore md
ntbor o,r,lo,,os WOW, w
''"o' ''''P'O'' 60 NVI0 u'""H up III lluc anu
were reviewed by .ho President. The
streets were almost .mpassablc and whom
tho EyrhanCe ,vhi,r, is eituoto1 On Coco,,3
-. u.s. ",''' = 80 '''""'0" va oV'oIu
a.IeeV, was rcdthct' IL required all inc
Efforts OF the soldiers to clear u way into
the building. In the meantime tho mnrn,
hare AZ H. I,o,,,,,,,,,.,;,,i s. n,"., -
10 y. wy NV'''iIVi O'"' ptoVh' D'uS' 'iu'-
crs, Maritmc, Petroleum, LumhCrmnn'S s,
Textile and Wool exchanges and thc Board
of T.oa, l,.l ,,,,,,,,l,,i q 80, ,,.,,, -
-, as" a. ~ '''O '"' ~ nan va
ine tIiifu'HoOr ana we're listening 10 thc
strains of the WcCCascOo Band.
Chairman Broolyc announced that "a coon
o, a., p.iI.., =,
~, 'no tN'"'"V h''- epohou low Worus
me members Wor.d be given an OppOr
tunitv to meet him. President Comfy. of
tho i'nnnor,i,l E..ob,nr,, tl,o,, ,oil. ar
wy No"'inG I'"' EA.u""Sc' wen Sa'u l
nave '"c my II hohoI I" present 10 my lclloW
members and our guests, His ExCcllenCy,
the President of tho I,ritrd Stotns
M, -. .
'"o ehcci''S oioAc uuu "salh auu II WAS
some moments before Mr. Cleveland could
be heard above the din. After quiet had
boon rostorod ho soid,
" ~ ~ '"'N'
am glad nave an opportunity To meet so
I ~, r'pre5 htatom oi lh' business men OF
iIlinV'iphla ~ IS wen NAV we should hot Gu
lIttt iutEct III lho mus u our Cthltnhla' JUN
zee that inc ann ana purpose OF gooa govern
hlcht icnu alLer al 20 lhe advancement OF me
material interests oil ne pcoplcnnd lh' increase
ot tht!I 'ra"o anu commerce me thouthl "
sometimes otcurrtdta me that IN Inc hurry a'd
rush OF business ther7 mlEht wen DC iniuNcu
llttic more y HlotlhiL l-lAll We are WONT 10 we
ana htlie more recognition OF inc TACT lhat a
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Ialcu not ohiJ 10 tho genera Foou' oul 10 lhS
general success OF huSlht.s. OlcoutSc our GU!
2enS engaged IN business IRE quCk TO sec me
bearing OF any policy when ll' government
may ADOPT us II hHcctH th"lr personal success
ana lhcir accuthulalon. hut l Woulu lNt 70
see mat hruau anu patro'it sCu'l'noht among
sonni in, inter ~. and when can rrcogniIc hat
the advancement Of the ontire country is an ob,
iect for which they NAV ven strive even some
LINES 70 ,nc Ui'"U''" Vi '''''' 'o"s'''S W
Must we always Iool; for tho political opinions
of our business men precisely whore they sup
pose their immediate petunla!y adya"tase IS
,ouau n'3" nov WV ~ W al, iio i've 'o Nav
of life. hut | sm reminded that we celebrate to.
day the triumph OF patriotism over selhshnosS
III any one Suy w ,uv '"n,'N,"1 ,ho " v WY
arc NO, to.dav in ths fun cnioymrnt Of tho
blessings resulting nom due regard for all the
conflicting interests represented by me dlucr'
CIV states winch "c'' "'''''" """'''0 ''"''
hcIicvo thu comnlet- benefits promised to
the people by our form &! government can only
ne secured oy IN eNetel-c oil NV Sa' S,,, T..
;n vhcb !, Rad re hir,h mis- shirt viii prc-
vail when the business men OF the country cul
tivate political thought, when tney cease 70
eschew participation political action ana when
snen ,nousn. anu Hc.iI u an, Gu nxclnsiy bcne
n ''''''
am Of the opinion that there is mo place N
the country Were sucn conql, ,oin gan sG hove
p"l n mo " cnIirhtcncJ md eptsrprisng bust
ness men Of Pniladclnhis'
After his speech nr Cleveland an
nounced himself os bong ready TO meet the
gentlemen present ana one by one they
,yail,oJ nm tho s,rns If the rostrum and
".naroa his hond and thcn shook hands
w,th Socrotorios Kovnro and Fnirchild, ex.
prosi1on, uovcs Govcrnor Beaycr, Mayor
Filter. A. J. Droxcl ard George W. Chlds,
,yhn roo ca with him. After the rccep-
ton tho PRESIDENTIAL marty drove to the re-
,.io,,.;no stand ot Rrond and Walnut streets
20 witness tho military porade,
w M pnos;do,,,o carriarn hailed m reach
mo Tho revicwinp stand. and he alightcd
and ,nol, hia Mace on ,ho stand lie was
ron,otodIy chcercd lust behind the Pres.
,daut mo venerable Hannibal Hhmlin
,,'ati,od ann. in.nrm with Thomas Donald
s 49," ~ ,hoir nInccs On tho stand. Then
49,, coror,or Nm ana stotr. He was also
c cheer Nd - "'' '
Around the President, on the reviewing
stand. sat Secretaries Bayard and Fair
child: Governor Hill ana and ox-Prcsident
HAYES. Shortly aftor eleven o'clock Mrs,
Cleveland appeared on the balcony of the
Hotel LAFAYETTE, accompanied by Secretary
Lamont and wife, Mrs Cleveland was en-
thusiaslically cheered.
the PARADE. ,
Atll,3O a. m. General Sheridan, mounted
on beautiful sorrcl horse, arrived at the
reviewing stand at the head OF the process,
sion. As he passed, tao President tipped
his silk hat, which calico forth round alter
round of applause.
Then followed tho procession in tho iol-
lowing order: First, troops of the regular
army: second. officers and soldiers OF the
North Atlantic squadron, commanded by
Admiral Luce; third, marine battalion.
Following these came The state troops Ill